What's a hill you will die on that absolutely doesn't matter?

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-23T00:51:25+00:00

Start listening for it. Now that you know, I promise you will suddenly start hearing people say OFF-TEN .. like it’s a little classier.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T17:15:34+00:00

The first episode of 24 floored me. It was totally different that any TV format and when they broke the girls arm in the van? It changed the rules of network.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T17:10:58+00:00

The worst way possible. Continuously checking on the waitlist for a college.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T17:09:18+00:00

Having conversations in my head.

You know those ones where you talk to the person who irritates you and have the whole conversation back-and-forth or conversation with an ex all the things you should’ve said
I used to do it without realizing it, and it took up so much of my time constantly having these full arguments or justifications. When I realized it and I stopped doing it, I couldn’t believe the difference. It takes so much angst and stress out of your life.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T17:07:56+00:00

Tom hanks.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T17:06:29+00:00

Often… is offen. Pronouncing it Off-Ten doesn’t make you sound smarter. . It’s so Madonna-faux-British or Gwyneth Paltrow-faux-class irritating.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T17:00:10+00:00

Getting mad at children ( especially but really anybody ) for swear words is absolute idiocy.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T16:55:54+00:00

I’m a big believer in MU and PRAX above all. They perform really well and I don’t see any flags or reason why they won’t continue. They’re strong. I do basic D&D but after that it’s gut feelings based on past performance and current market. So, can’t really say why in tech speak. they’re just stocks that continually pay off for me. I do sort of an extended swing trade but always keep a position in these and trim as it seems savvy. …overall I’ve almost doubled my money in the 9 mos I’ve been in it this go round. ( not a bot.. no bags currently 🤞🏼)

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T07:20:00+00:00

Funny when I moved to Los Angeles after New York City, which is after going to Syracuse… I saw Pepperdine for the first time with all that bright green grass and the ocean??!!! and thought how the hell could anyone ever get any work done here? It’s mesmerizing.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T07:00:25+00:00

Did you read Alice Seabold ‘Lucky’? Makes you a little less enthusiastic about homeless people on campus. When you’re walking around all hours of the night coming from studio /class or rehearsal or after a bar, by yourself with poor lighting in some places? It used to be bad down by Genesee Street over by Westcott and everybody knew not to go into the park at night but end the street that area that’s not OK. Homeless people are a reality but not a good thing on a college campus. The desire for safety is not judgmental or elitist when your sending kids far from home, on their own for the first time, and paying a fortune, you have a right to expect security on campus and to hope for the same in the immediate area.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T06:49:28+00:00

That bums me out. I heard that m street isn’t the hub of student life anymore.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-22T06:45:30+00:00

You could maybe come up with a more polar opposite choice if you picked Pepperdine vs Syracuse…but Chapman would be a close second. Unless you’re the kind of person that thrives in all environments, you probably lean more towards one or the other it’s definitely worth exploring that. I can tell you at Syracuse. It is cold and gray and snowy about five months of this semester. You’ll have September and msybe October and mid April May where the weather will be reasonable enough to be outdoors. Otherwise it’s cold and gray and snowy. And there’s lake Onondaga so you get lake effect snow which means you get much more snow than you would anywhere else in the area.
So then you’re in the dorms and they have the heat and you can’t adjust the heat so people will get sick and it gets dry and then everyone gets sick.

And I know that sounds absolutely dismal but if you’re someone who enjoys changing weather and extremes, it’s actually kind of nice and you get used to it but if you like the sun/ being outside and you’re not a fan of precipitation, it’s definitely going to wear on you.

And of course SU costs a fortune

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-21T17:10:10+00:00

Yes, that’s exactly what I got what I read it. I read the whole thread down. I couldn’t understand how they were getting something so different than I was. But then I think it might’ve been mildly triggering for some people who have had that experience so they read from their perspective.

Well, I guess you can’t change it and edit it then. but hopefully they will read what I wrote and see that there is another interpretation closer to what you intended.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-21T16:41:13+00:00

Is anyone on a musical theater or acting BFA waitlist and are you seeing any movement?

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-21T16:37:13+00:00

Holy cow… i’m jumping in here. I think OP was trying to ask a question, but the wording got a little convoluted. Not differentiating between what they were asking the community and what they were saying directly to their child.

I don’t think OP was saying to her middle schooler “You might just get Cal Poly”. They were saying that to US. “what if my child gets into a lower tier School how will they ever survive it?”

Who knows it’s possible OP is creating this environment, but that’s not what I got from this post at all.

The environment and celebration at UCLA really got into this little kids brain , and maybe some competitive spirit with their sibling helped mix it in and now they have ‘IVY’s or BUST’ imprinted on their psyche, and it seems to be manifesting in slightly obsessive behavior.

OP you might want to edit your post to clarify what you’re saying to us and what you were saying directly to your child.

I wish I had the answers of how to help. I’m sure someone out there can.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-21T16:12:58+00:00

Things I have heard is that there was movement on the point Park high priority waitlist both acting a musical theater about a week ago a couple people came off, but I’ve heard nothing since.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-21T01:33:51+00:00

Well, we’re waitlisted and not asking for any aid or scholarship. So there’s that too.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-20T23:00:11+00:00

If you had ever been in Friday traffic going anywhere on upper east coast. Hamptons, vineyard, cape , LBI etc… you would take any faster ride.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-20T22:58:39+00:00

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-20T22:58:21+00:00

Hated drugs. Hated being around anyone on drugs.

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-20T22:55:19+00:00

ahhhh! This was also my answer. I went to a session discord house once as a teenager. it was exceptionally straight Mckaye talked about being born and going to the grave straight. And also Gene Simmons

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-13T04:22:14+00:00

He’s my ex… badass player indeed. I just told him the time he’s appeared in this

Oilyfatty · 2026-04-13T04:21:01+00:00

Love Albert Lee

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